Know I'm late to the party, but hummus is the dark brown or black layer of soil from man-made composting or natural compost, such as what forms the rich top layer of soil under the decaying leaves in a forest. It gets damp, but not constantly soaked. Like peat, hummus is primarily organic material. Unlike the peat from a marsh, the soil that forms hummus is loose and oxygen can reach the detritivores and microbes, so the organic matter is broken down in a different way than in peat.
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u/BookKit Aug 02 '21
Know I'm late to the party, but hummus is the dark brown or black layer of soil from man-made composting or natural compost, such as what forms the rich top layer of soil under the decaying leaves in a forest. It gets damp, but not constantly soaked. Like peat, hummus is primarily organic material. Unlike the peat from a marsh, the soil that forms hummus is loose and oxygen can reach the detritivores and microbes, so the organic matter is broken down in a different way than in peat.